Zhongli Mingye wrapped his arm around her, his big hand resting on her soft belly, gently stroking it. The young woman beside him blushed even more under his teasing. She quickly pushed him away. "Go to sleep quickly." She would never admit that she had just been aroused.
The next day,
The Noble Consort Jia suddenly sent someone to the Prince Yu's Mansion. Zhongli Mingye got up early and immediately refused. It turned out that Heyi had suffered a severe mental blow. She neither ate nor drank, and neither slept nor rested.
Since Heyi had always been on good terms with the Prince Yu's Mansion, the Noble Consort Jia hoped that Song Jinyu could go and comfort Heyi. But Zhongli Mingye felt sorry for his pregnant wife, so he wanted to refuse. Unexpectedly, Song Jinyu had already heard. "How could you hide this from me?" she complained while quickly tidying herself up.
"Heyi is my best friend! With the current situation... I have to go."
Zhongli Mingye pulled her over. "Anyway, don't take on too many things. I'll handle everything..."
"Okay!"
When Song Jinyu saw Heyi, she felt extremely heart - broken. On the way, Zhongli Mingye had told Song Jinyu about the eldest son of the Ling family, which made her extremely angry.
"Mingye, send someone to call Cheng Song back!"
Only Cheng Song could make Heyi happier. She stepped forward to feel Heyi's pulse, but Heyi was so frightened that she kept backing away.
"Don't touch me! Ah..."
"Heyi, it's me! Jinyu..."
Heyi seemed dull and stupid. The Noble Consort Jia had fainted several times. The emperor was extremely angry. Ignoring the pleading of Prime Minister Ling, he was determined to punish Ling Yuchen.
The Empress Dowager's plea was rejected, and she was confined in the palace.
Prime Minister Ling asked for Heyi's hand in marriage for Ling Yuchen, but was firmly rejected by the Noble Consort Jia. "Do you think you can just trample on my daughter?"
She even threatened to commit suicide to make the emperor give up this idea.
Song Jinyu sighed. Fortunately, Heyi's mother was the Noble Consort Jia. She dismissed the servants and quietly approached Heyi, whispering a few words.
The woman who had been out of her wits suddenly raised her head and shed aggrieved tears.
"Cheng Song is already on his way back to the capital. Your fourth brother and I will surely make you and your lover end up together."
After she had cried enough, "Jinyu... I... That day, it was really the Empress Dowager who invited me over!" Everyone in the palace said that she wanted to steal Minglu's blind - date partner, but Heyi herself knew that it was the Empress Dowager who had invited her.
Song Jinyu's eyes turned cold. So that's how it was! She instructed Heyi, "Remember, from today on, your 'illness' has relapsed!"
"Leave the rest to me. For now..."
"You have to eat. Otherwise, when Cheng Song comes back, who will he marry?"
The meal was served. Heyi no longer hesitated and ate greedily. The Noble Consort Jia's eyes welled up with tears. "The princess consort really has a way."
Song Jinyu pulled the Noble Consort Jia aside and whispered a few words. "I understand!"
Prime Minister Ling returned to his mansion with a gloomy face. This time, his scheme had actually failed.
It was supposed to be a foolproof plan. The emperor knew that Princess Heyi's reputation had been damaged, but still refused to agree to this marriage!
Gradually, the situation in the palace changed. Princess Heyi had always had a beloved person, who was Cheng Song, the general of the Tiger Guards in Liuzhou. He had once been a guard beside the Princess Consort of Yu. Later, in order to be worthy of Princess Heyi, he had volunteered to go to the battlefield, vowing not to marry the princess until he had achieved military merits.
Now, their relationship had already been approved by the emperor and the noble consort.
The Ling family wanted to interfere, which was really hateful!
Heyi's "illness" persisted. The emperor felt extremely heart - broken. Fortunately, Cheng Song rushed back in time. After hurriedly entering the palace to pay homage to the emperor, he didn't even have time to change out of his armor and war robe before going to see his little princess, the proud, willful and lively princess who had now become like this.
Cheng Song hated himself for only focusing on military merits and letting her suffer in the palace.
Heyi's eyes were tearful. She felt ashamed to face him. Who would have thought that this rough man, Cheng Song, would directly enter the inner hall.
Through the gauze window, he said, "Heyi, I'm here to marry you!"
"You should go. I'm no longer worthy of you." Feeling that her reputation had been ruined, Heyi bit her lips silently.
Cheng Song punched the door frame. "No matter what has happened to you, it's all my fault. I wasn't by your side and didn't take good care of you."
"Now, I'm here to take you out of the palace."
This man, who was usually not good at words, could no longer hold back his feelings at this moment. "You're my wife!"
Heyi didn't say a word and just kept shedding tears. All the grievances of these days finally burst out at this moment.
Song Jinyu glanced at Cheng Song and whispered to Zhongli Mingye, "This fool. Why wasn't he this good at talking when he was with me?"
Zhongli Mingye gave her a cold look. "In front of the woman he loves, even the stupidest man should be able to say some sweet words."
"You're right!"
It was really like a plot from a storybook. Song Jinyu was so excited watching it that the little baby in her belly seemed to be unhappy with his irresponsible mother.
"Ouch!"
"What's wrong?" Zhongli Mingye panicked and supported her. "He kicked me!"
Not hearing a response from inside, Cheng Song walked in directly. Seeing Heyi's sunken cheeks, the once - lively and lovely princess now looked so dejected.
He pulled her into his arms and kissed her clumsily. Although it was inexperienced, it was passionate.
It was as if he wanted to devour her.
It wasn't until Heyi shyly pushed him away that he suddenly realized that his armor was still covered with the frost of the journey. Only then did he belatedly remember to change.
Heyi laughed. This was her clumsy man.
"Then... I'll go to propose marriage... Wait for me."
Heyi looked at the tall and straight man in front of her. The stone in her heart finally fell to the ground. What a fool. The joy was like wild grass, filling her whole heart.
Cheng Song quickly left Heyi's palace and just happened to meet the Prince and Princess of Yu. Song Jinyu looked at him with a smile.
"How's your beauty?"
"She's... fine!"
Song Jinyu asked Zhongli Mingye to accompany Cheng Song to see the emperor, while she went to "diagnose" Heyi.
The emperor had originally had some objections to Heyi's marriage because of Cheng Song's humble background. But now, Cheng Song had rushed back from a long distance for Heyi, and he had military merits. His future was boundless. Compared with Ling Yuchen, Cheng Song was really a heroic man.
Moreover, Zhongli Mingye trusted Cheng Song very much. So the marriage between Heyi and Cheng Song was decided and put on the agenda.
Here, Heyi ate a bowl of congee. Cheng Song clumsily wiped the corners of her lips. Heyi looked at his rough hands with many scars and suddenly felt heart - broken. Her eyes filled with mist. "You..."
Cheng Song looked at her, thinking that she was still sad about the damage to her reputation. He just said, "I don't care about these things. I just feel sorry that you've suffered a lot."
"I originally thought that you were enjoying wealth and honor in the palace. I didn't know that the palace was actually extremely dangerous."
Heyi held his hands and put them in her bosom. Blushing, she said, "You fool... I..."
"Don't worry. No matter what happens, you're mine!"
Huh? Heyi looked at him strangely. Did Cheng Song think that she had had a physical relationship with that man?
What a misunderstanding. But his words were so nice. Why hadn't she thought that Cheng Song was so good at talking before?
Cheng Song looked at her with heartache until she was about to rest. Then he left the palace and went straight to the Prince Yu's Mansion.
"Before the Marquis Cheng'an's Mansion is completed, you can stay in my mansion first."
"I obey your order!"
Song Jinyu supported her belly. "Heyi will depend on you from now on!"
Ling Yuchen was beaten a hundred boards and then returned to his mansion to rest. Unexpectedly, Prime Minister Ling was suddenly demoted to Beirong. "Do you think you can just insult my daughter?"
Only then did Prime Minister Ling realize that the emperor had long been tired of him.
After Zhongli Mingye got the news, a calculating look flashed in his phoenix eyes.
"Send someone to Beirong to comfort Prime Minister Ling properly."
Poor Eldest Young Master Ling hadn't even had a good rest in his mansion when his father was demoted. And his own position was instantly taken by someone else.
Shocked and frightened, he vomited blood for several days and then died. The crazy Mrs. Ling had now lost both her son and daughter, and her madness became even worse.